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1. (n.) theurgy
the working of a divine agency in human affairs.
Etymology: (1560–70; < LL theūrgia < Gk theourgeía magic. See the -, -urgy)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) theurgy
the effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs
2. (noun) theurgy
white magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits (as formerly practiced by Neoplatonists)
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1. (noun) theurgy
a divine work; a miracle; hence, magic; sorcery
2. (noun) theurgy
a kind of magical science or art developed in Alexandria among the Neoplatonists, and supposed to enable man to influence the will of the gods by means of purification and other sacramental rites
3. (noun) theurgy
in later or modern magic, that species of magic in which effects are claimed to be produced by supernatural agency, in distinction from natural magic
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